All assassination missions come from a character named the Fixer. He will only give you jobs by contacting him with a payphone where Traeger Road runs into Odhner Avenue in Alderney, and all nine assassinations will take place in Alderney, so a lot of travel around Liberty City's five boroughs isn't necessary. If you fail a mission, just go back to the pay phone and try again. Also, sometimes we mention that there are weapons and armor on the other side of the fence from the payphone. This gear is there for every mission and usually gives you a good hint on how you might want to go about completing the mission. And most importantly, these missions happen in random order, so while ours are listed in the order we received them, it's the name of the assassination mission that's of real importance.

Assassination One: Bailing Out For Good

This first assassination mission takes place outside of a police station on Franklin Street, which is located at the eastern edge of Alderney. When your contact gives you your instructions, the camera will pan to an area behind the fence lining the area where the payphone is located—you can grab a pistol and some armor from there if you need it before heading on your way. The GPS will automatically show you your route to the police station once in a vehicle, so you should have no worries about getting to your destination. There's simply nothing ambiguous about it.

When you approach the police station, you're going to have to make a quick choice. The roving red dot on your HUD represents your target, and since he's being escorted by some police officers, getting close to him is going to be hard (especially because he and his friends open fire on you when you approach, even if you don't fire first). We therefore recommend that you actually let him get in his car and then chase him and his goon friends as they travel around the nearby Alderney neighborhood. Doing so will draw a lot of fire your way, for sure, but they also won't move very quickly, making a drive-by shooting your best option. Once your target is slain, the assassination mission concludes successfully, even if his cohorts are still alive.